Cogito, ergo BLOG!

Why does every man, woman, and child feel the need to broadcast their often worthless opinions to the world at large? Why indeed? The world at large certainly doesn’t care. It has hobbled along thus far, and will somehow muddle through without the benefit of my profound wisdom. So why write a blog?

I think the answer may lie somewhere in the realm of man being a social animal. Humanity has survived and thrived through connections with fellow humans. These connections were of course, crucial to actual survival of the species and the individual. But in times of safety and plenty, these connections meant a deeper, richer, more productive life, a life where art and culture thrived.

Of course for most people, these enrichments come via social contact. For socially awkward humans like me, a rich social life is anathema, and so I have to seek it in different ways. I used to love to write, many eons ago, and so why not try to revive that whilst also reaching out, in some way, to the world at large?

And so here it is – idle writings borne from an idle mind.